The corkscrew would, indeed, make for a nice birthday gift come April -- your dad should get on it

As far as the aroma kit goes, it made for an entertaining "Close your eyes and guess what this is" game on Christmas, and some of the aromas were good to get a handle on, but it may be one of those things that just sits there after the initial novelty wears off. Also, I would have had much more use for it 3-4 years ago, and judging by your TNs and other postings, you may find yourself past it a bit. Perhaps more of a novice's thing, but I'll still play around with it in the evenings. I'm sure it will come in handy when Anne and I get into the usual "That's blackberry" "No, it's blueberry" debates